The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
Ju TEN Asks ADVICE.

9s 70 his pr9posed joa ,h nrits rad"Dt
wheezine and whining In the most social way.
and even iorgottins to bestow any more scorn
III '. ony . @ssmSsrs Of the Lun Gee Tong
Society, explained the interpreteri who have
the n s q e vnax ssso IN sas
anoe Without going through that ceremony to
KT:5 ,or hls trsu6Is and go away quite
Il was the day that the new shrine was dedi-
s spsstss ss Of Christian ana PAGAN services i
On The eG part Of tie orthodox cRnamen to !et
tRs s ster shs Joss xa sss1
but they were voted down. and accepted the
result With r. II. hss Who h%o
sry. has been giving them sunday School
bseE. The +un Gee Tong Society dedication y,
q h JS
which Kwan IL Invited to believe Is lawful
As il costs about ten cents q bushel there e
no limit to tnH with
abode no got enough on the dedicatory Sun
day alone to free him from AZ lear Of ever
monies at the Joss shrine, and he and Mission.
9w seSoG r.. tas
There Is taiE q Importlps q regular priest priest
is 10 San Francisco, There Is now no Buddhist
priest In New York. the few who have been
here having only been ne liner mt 9n their way
the faithful In the metropolis. There are about
10000 Cinnamon In the city; and they are
services done UP il the proper styIs. But II q
priest comes It VIII ao orobaSy be hrongh N, the
eo n sec Of that f society alone that the funds
we're raised for The joss shrine Just deseribsd.
A special messenger. Lee Wong sho, went to
ornaments, and Kwan Coon himself and
brought them here # an an expense o. ssyesai
and pes comss w tRsn Be-
with the Sunday school and Show Sims mis-
sionary services right under the Joss's nose re-
The Joss house at 2O2 Chatham square is free
to all. and there each Chinaman Is his own
Fsrs The Is 81 IT, &Ss
you push, open the door bell rings with loud
cang and q surly looking although preposter-
closet. 70 foreisn Devils he 1ouc no no
word, but merely follows them about. and
sketches. and then he strenlousiy objects. He
Fixed salary, There are fortune telling iacili-
ties on the altar as we'll as JOSS sticks, and IA
cilities for burning them. and there Is the same
Kwan aoop or another and cheaper rice PAPER
But the other ,adornments are very cheap and
tawdry, and the room itself IL a barren cheer
less place. Along the walls are 9 few Of the
sQuare-backed. massive chairs OF the black
carved wood which are in the Lun Gee Tong joss
rooms, but there 70 no CARPET or oli-cloth. and
not Ia even n" the Tessm bance Of shrae The
room 10 called the Munteipal Council room.
{fa hna "
On great. occasions tho Chinese Consul goes
tiaI Kingdom are Invited there to burn social
joss stick. Between the carved black chairs
hs s bsss the
casions. No Uhr!stian services are allowed
sur SUR '' as In Mott street. has things
more his own way; A light burns before him
at al ss III ss o dTn
but his allowance of counterfeit money and
orange peel Is rather more stinted than that
All that Is necessary" said man who is
well Ghnsss ana
PRIESTS IN ali the glory q III drasaps and pea.
nne business and taking IN American money
ssss %sa Of
would be caught with it. There are few .sno-
radio cases Of Buddhism among some OF tho
ultra advanced noodles. and all that Ia wanted
is little cultivation to spread the disorder and
make 1t "A species OF endemic But for the
Oriental languor and Indifference In proselyt-
Ing. we would have Buddhist temples in all
our big cities, and buddhist missionaries In
hands. There is always group OF people with
time and money on their hands, and always
ready for any variety OF lunacy which has .
But don't despair OF seeing Joss get good
foothold here yet II he could only shake of the
prejudice created by the laundry and opium
Joint atmosphere In which he now lives. All
that H. keeping joss back Is depressing SUR
roundings and lack OF opportunity to display
his attractive pOnts.